Sunstate Design & Construct

Carports on the Brisbane southside

From$12,000

Designed to your block, approved by your council and built by a licensed team, from $12,000. Carindale to Beenleigh, and out to the bay.

Wide double carport with a flat charcoal roof over a concrete driveway

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2–6 weeks approvalWe lodge it and chase it

[6 & 15-year] warrantiesStructural and material

What is different about building here

A location page that is the service page with a suburb name pasted into it tells you nothing. These are the things that actually change from one part of Brisbane to another.

  • Three councils across the area

    Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council and Redland City Council all cover parts of the southside. The rules that decide approval are state-level and the same across all three; the planning scheme layered on top is not. We lodge with whichever one your address falls under.

  • Character overlays in the older suburbs

    Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Holland Park and the older parts of Mount Gravatt carry character overlays on many streets. The overlay sits on the property rather than on what you are building, and it changes what council will approve — which is why we check the address before quoting.

  • Bayside exposure

    Wynnum, Manly and the Redlands foreshore need the same coastal specification as the northern bay suburbs. Salt air is what decides whether a structure still looks right in five years.

Suburbs we cover

  • Carindale
  • Mount Gravatt
  • Holland Park
  • Wynnum
  • Manly
  • Capalaba
  • Cleveland
  • Victoria Point
  • Springwood
  • Shailer Park
  • Browns Plains
  • Beenleigh

Not on the list? Call and ask — the boundary is not as neat as a list of names suggests.

Recent work in this area

  • Completed double gable carport beside a brick home

    Carindale

    Structure
    Double carport, gable roof
    Size
    6.0m × 6.0m
    Timeline
    7 weeks start to handover
    Cost band
    $15k–$19k
  • Insulated flyover patio roof raised above an existing roofline

    Wynnum

    Structure
    Insulated flyover patio
    Size
    8.0m × 4.2m
    Timeline
    10 weeks start to handover
    Cost band
    $18k–$22k
  • White louvred roof patio over an outdoor lounge setting

    Carindale

    Structure
    Louvred opening roof
    Size
    5.4m × 4.0m
    Timeline
    9 weeks start to handover
    Cost band
    $22k–$28k

Project details are illustrative pending confirmed case studies.

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Your council, and what it wants

More than one council covers this area: Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council, Redland City Council. The three things that decide approval are the same across all of South East Queensland — mean height, boundary setback, and any overlay sitting over your property.

You can build to within 500mm of a boundary with your neighbour's written agreement, and approval usually runs 2–6 weeks.

We prepare the drawings, lodge the application and deal with the council, whichever one it is.

How council approval works
BoundaryExisting houseNew structure500mm
With your neighbour's written agreement, the setback can come down to 500mm.

Tell us about your place

Send us your address, a photo of the space and a rough idea of what you want covered. We'll come out, measure it and give you a fixed price.

Prefer to talk? 07 3276 8899

  • QBCC Licence [00000] — licensed Queensland builder
  • A fixed price before anything starts
  • Council application prepared and lodged by us
  • [6 & 15-year] structural and material warranties

We'll get back to you with a time to come out and measure.